Top Ten Father’s Day Gift Ideas

It’s that time of the year again when you have to rack your brains to think of a present for the person who is traditionally the most difficult in your family to buy anything for- dad.

Father’s day is coming up on Sunday 21st June and while that may seem like a few weeks away yet, the sooner you get in to buy him a gift, the better chance of not facing the dreaded “out of stock” label when you get to a website’s check-out.

To help you thank the old man for all that he’s done for you over the past years, we’ve compiled this year’s top ten gifts for dad.

Suspension Knife

What dad doesn’t think he’s Bear Grylls? This suspension knife will help to keep his pride up when he’s next out leading the family camping trip and realises that he;s forgotten the matches. It’s also the perfect tool for the DIY dad with tools such as spring-loaded pliers locked away in a sleek Titanium stainless steel body.

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Beer Machine

If dad’s the kind of guy who likes to take in a pint or two after work, imagine the extra satisfaction he’ll get from his own brew. This Beer Machine is designed to ease you into the world of beer-making with a very easy-to-use design. If you’re among the myriads of people with bad home brew experiences that produce an undrinkable sludge, this gadget provides you with a beer mixture so there’s no chance of any recipe mistakes. In just ten days you’ll have 17 pints of top quality dad brew.

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Monkey Picked Tea

Keeping on the theme of beverages but taking it to a new extreme, how about the unique gift idea of Monkey Picked Tea? Yes, you read correctly, this loose tea was hand (paw?) picked by well cared for monkeys in China and are specially trained by their owners to pick rare, wild tea plants in inaccessible places, such as cliff faces. If dad likes a cuppa with his afternoon bikkie, why not go for some tea with a story behind it?

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Grillslinger BBQ Tool Belt

Luckily for dad, his special day falls in the middle of some good weather, and what better excuse than seeing some sun to go out for a BBQ? This BBQ Tool Belt takes the concept of the workman’s tool belt and takes it to the grill. The belt even has James Bond style ‘lock and load’ inserts so that there’s no way dad can drop the tongs into something on the ground that you’d rather not have on your plate. It’s made from sturdy, stain-resistant fabric and holds stainless steel Grill Knife, Speed Tongs and Pro Flipper.

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Touch Screen Digital Golf Score Card Counter

This gadget is a bit of a mouthful to say, but is the perfect tech accompaniment to any golf lover in the family. This gadget attaches easily to any golf bag and is easy to use. To add a score, simply touch the score on screen with golf club shaped stylus and that’s it. The Counter then keeps all total scores and you can break it down into hole by hole or player by player for up to 4 players up to 18 holes.

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Pyramat Game Bag 2.1

If Sunday afternoons is synonymous with playing Gran Turismo with the old man, then this gift might soften the blows as you beat him in every race. The Pyramat Game Bag is the most comfortable way to shoot ’em up and will keep dad relaxed as he takes on the Nuremberg Ring. The Gamebag allows you to hear, feel, and experience the gaming, music and movie action from whatever you’re playing. If you are shooting aliens to save the world, your gunfire gets pumped around your body through the Game Bag, exposing you completely to the action.

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Portable Digital TV

Come 7:00pm there’s always the fight for the remote control in the nationwide battle between Eastenders and a repeat of Top Gear. Well why not give dad the option to watch as much of Jeremy Clarkson as anyone can handle by getting him his very own TV set. The beauty of a portable TV is that the shed in the backyard suddenly becomes a paradise for dad to escape to. This slim media player has a built-in DVB-T receiver so dad can watch digital Freeview TV on its quality 4.3″ LCD screen wherever he wants to. It also works as an MP4 video player, audio player and picture viewer via a Mini SD Card or USB . It is even a digital radio.

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Pen Fishing Rod

It’s a pen! It’s a rod! It’s a… pen fishing rod! If you’ve ever been anywhere in the wilderness with dad and stumbled upon a body of water that no one else knew about and housed more fish than you could poke a stick at, this gadget sure would have been handy. The pen fishing rod is eight inches long, and opens up to become an aluminium alloy 4ft fishing rod, complete with a left and right handed reel (packed separately), a 5lb breaking strain line, and also includes a triple hook spinner. Keep this lying around in your backpack and you never know when it could come in handy. It’s also much, much easier to pack when going out for a fishing trip.

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Rocky Bathrobe

This gift may just provide dad with the coolest moment of his life. Imagine the bathroom door swinging open with mist bellowing out into the hallway from one of dad’s particularly hot showers. Little bro Dan hits the play button on the living room stereo and ‘Eye of the Tiger’ pumps out from the stereo. Out of the misty darkness steps… dad… in a Rocky Balboa bathrobe. This robe comes complete with hood so dad can practice a few super fast air jabs before revealing his true identity.

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Sonic Boom Alarm Clock

If dad needs a hand getting up in the morning then this alarm clock will do the trick for even the worst morning-person. At 113 decibels this will wake the whole street up, though you can adjust the sound level to a more social range.  It also comes with an attachment to fit underneath dad’s mattress to gently shake the bed too. If dad’s getting a little hard of hearing in his old age, then this might be exactly what he needs to get to work on time.

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There are some additional side lines for your gadget gifts at Interflora who have a dedicated section to fathers day. We’ll also add more Fathers day links as we get closer to the big day for the big guy.

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